Buccaneers release former Boise State great after up-and-down tenure

Though his six-year career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers saw some impressive highs, Doug Martin’s last two seasons were enough to warrant the team releasing the ex-Boise State running back.

Martin was let go by the team that drafted him Tuesday, following brutal 2016 and 2017 campaigns that saw him fail to rush for 500 yards in either season, averaging just 2.9 yards per carry. He had rushed for 1,402 yards in 2015, which earned him a five-year, $35.75 million deal the following offseason.

But Martin was handed a four-game suspension late in 2016 for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, and entered rehab. That negated future guaranteed money from the contract, so releasing him…